Safeguarding Adults Week November 2025
Safeguarding Adults Week 2025 takes place from Nonday 17 to Friday 21 November.
View details of the programme of events and briefings taking place during the week.
Events on Wednesday 19 November
Events on Thursday 20 November
Events on Monday 17 November 2025
10:30 am to 12pm - Understanding Safeguarding Concerns (Referrer):
This webinar aimed at professionals making safeguarding referrals in Nottinghamshire County is being delivered by Paul Hughes and will give an overview of:
- What constitutes a safeguarding adults concern
- Evidence- based decision-making in relation to safeguarding adults concern
- What makes an effective safeguarding adults referral
- How to use the Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Multi-Agency Procedures and Pathways.
Sign up to Understanding Safeguarding Concerns (Referrer) webinar on MS Teams
11am to 12pm - Housing Pathway and Services
This webinar is being delivered by Rachael Harding and Viv Dickinson from Nottingham City Council Housing Services. This session will give an overview of current services (both commissioned and not commissioned) in relation to housing and homelessness in the City.
Sign up to Housing Pathway and Services webinar on MS Teams
1pm - 10 minute lunchtime briefing: Making Safeguarding personal
This short briefing on Making Safeguarding Personal is being delivered by Paul Hughes from Nottinghamshire County Safeguarding Adults Board and is open to colleagues in both County and City.
Sign up to Making Safeguarding personal (10 minute briefing) webinar on MS Teams
1:30pm to 2:30pm - The Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) and Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARS)
This webinar aimed at professionals working in Nottingham City is being delivered by Lesley Hutchinson (SAB Chair) and Emma Coleman (SAB Manager) and will give an overview of the work of the Nottingham City Safeguarding Adults Board, it’s role in Safeguarding work in the City, an overview of Safeguarding Adults Reviews, and a brief introduction to some of the resources and guidance that can help you in your role.
Sign up to The Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) and Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARS) on MS Teams
2:30pm to 4pm - Working with adults experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage
This webinar is open to colleagues in both County and City and is being delivered by Sarah Macintosh, ASC Team Manager - Making Every Adult Matter Approach (MEAM). This session will cover safeguarding; engagement; executive function; professional curiosity; trauma informed practice and system change thinking.
Sing up to the Working with Adults Experiencing Severe and Multiple Disadvantage webinar on MS Teams
Events on Tuesday 18 November
9:30am to 12:30pm - SAB Partnership Event
This half day session delivered by a range of colleagues in Nottinghamshire County and will cover topics such as Single Homelessness Pathway; Trauma-informed practice; Prevention of home closures, and Transitional safeguarding. This session is open to both County Council and City Council colleagues.
Sign up to SAB Partnership Event webinar on MS Teams
1pm - 10 minute lunchtime briefing: Effective Safeguarding Adults Referrals
This short briefing on Effective Safeguarding Adults Referrals is being delivered by Paul Hughes from Nottinghamshire County Safeguarding Adults Board and is open to colleagues in both County and City.
Sign up to Effective Safeguarding Adults Referrals (10 minute briefing) webinar on MS Teams
2pm to 3pm - Charlie P and Fire Risk
This webinar aimed at professionals in both County and City is being delivered by Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue and will help cover some of the characteristics and risk factors that are common to those individuals at risk of fire.
Sign up to Charlie P and Fire Risk webinar on MS Teams
3pm to 4pm - Cognitive Impairment and Exploitation of Adults
This session aimed at professionals in both County and City. In this webinar, Dr Alison Gardner from the University of Nottingham will discuss findings from a two-year study - piloted in Nottingham - which examined links between cognitive impairment and the exploitation of adults in England.
The session will examine implications for safeguarding and introduce new resources looking at approaches to safeguarding when there are questions about mental capacity, consent and potential coercion.
Sign up to Cognitive Impairment and Exploitation of Adults webinar on MS Teams
Events on Wednesday 19 November
10am to11am - Slavery and Exploitation and Slavery and Exploitation Risk Assessment Conference (SERAC)
This webinar aimed at both County and City Professionals is being delivered by Jemma Whitworth from the Slavery and Exploitation Team at Nottingham City Council and will give an overview Slavery and Exploitation and the SERAC which operates across both areas.
1 pm - 10 minute lunchtime briefing: Professional Curiosity
This short briefing on Professional Curiosity is being delivered by Paul Hughes from Nottinghamshire County Safeguarding Adults Board and is open to colleagues in both County and City
Sign up to Professional Curiosity (10 minute briefing) webinar on MS Teams
2:30pm to 3:30pm - Carers and Safeguarding
This webinar aimed at professionals in both County and City is being delivered by Carers Federation. This session will give an introduction to Carers Federation, the services they offer, how to refer, what makes someone a ‘carer’ and some examples demonstrating the link to safeguarding showing why it is so important carers are recognised and supported at an early stage. This webinar will also introduce Carers Rights Day on 20 November.
Sign up to Carers and Safeguarding webinar on MS Teams
Events on Thursday 20 November
10am to 11am - The Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) and Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARS)
This webinar aimed at professionals working in Nottingham City is being delivered by Lesley Hutchinson (SAB Chair) and Emma Coleman (SAB Manager) and will give an overview of the work of the Nottingham City Safeguarding Adults Board, it’s role in Safeguarding work in the City, an overview of Safeguarding Adults Reviews, and a brief introduction to some of the resources and guidance that can help you in your role
1pm - 10 minute lunchtime briefing: What is Trauma Informed Practice
This short briefing on Trauma Informed Practice is being delivered by Paul Hughes from Nottinghamshire County Safeguarding Adults Board and is open to colleagues in both County and City.
Sign up to What is Trauma Informed Practice (10 minute briefing) webinar on MS Teams
3pm to 4pm – Transitional Safeguarding
This webinar is being delivered jointly by County and City and will give an overview of what Transitional Safeguarding is, learning from a local Safeguarding Adults Review and a brief introduction to some of the resources and guidance that can help you in your role.
Sign up to Transitional Safeguarding webinar on MS Teams
Events on Friday 21 November
10:30am to 11:30am - Staff wellbeing sessions
These two sessions aimed at colleagues in both County and City aim to promote staff wellbeing.
Sign up to 10:30am Chair Yoga with Suzanne Kerwin webinar on MS Teams
Sign up to 11:30am Breathwork with Asche Jacobs webinar on MS Teams
1pm - 10 minute lunchtime briefing: Self - coaching
This short briefing on coaching is being delivered by Paul Hughes from Nottinghamshire County Safeguarding Adults Board and is open to colleagues in both County and City.
Sign up to Self - coaching (10 minute briefing) on MS Teams
2:30 to 4pm - Safer cultures in sport
This webinar is being delivered by Franky Boyland and offers a time and space to reflect on what a safer space might look like in sport and physical activity. Building positive environments can prevent harm and abuse if we get it right.
This webinar is open to colleagues in County and City, but has been organised by Derby and Derbyshire and so booking in advance is essential.